Liem Swie King in his prime playing the fast and power-packed smash and grab style
that rendered him unbeaten in 1978 and 1979 that even enabled him to beat old Tang Xian Hu in 1976.Some experts assert that LSK's game was modeled after Tang.Frost also started out with the same style but slowly built in a more patient style as he matured.LSK like Tang however could not change his style as he grew older unlike Frost or Rudy Hartono.This was evident by 1985 when at age 29 he looked like a slow coach playing rapid firing Zhao Jian Hua.Not to forget that badminton was played with the tedious and energy sapping slug it out 15 point system then.Also people in the past tended to age faster because of poorer living standards,so much so that people in the past aged 30 are more like people aged 50 today.There is limited footage of players before 1979 and many tend to assume that players then were slow,true definitely in the area of racquet weilding and generally true overall before the era of Hartono,Tang Xian Hu and Hou Jia Chang.The modern 21 point system is designed to allow players to last longer in their careers, aided by the fact that people do not age like people in the past, but this is all neutralised when players are forced to play tournaments packed together week after week causing them to sustain injuries, with the smarter ones choosing to avoid further damage by retiring during games or not playing their best.
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Huhu...finally can upload this video after 3 times failed :D :D Indonesian coach, Atik Djauhari asked SigitChandra to play relax. Before the match, Chandra said that he was a little bit nervous so he had a stomach ache. I guess every player has the same feeling when they play in a big match....(I have no rights to this video)

Badminton made its debut as a demonstration sport at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich. It was not until the 1992 Games in Barcelona that it was officially included on the Olympic programme, with men's and women's singles and doubles events. The mixed doubles event made its debut in 1996 at the Atlanta Olympic Games. Since then, the number of events has remained unchanged.Although the creation of modern badminton is attributed to England, it is Asia that now dominates this sport. Between 1992 and 2008, Asian countries won 69 of the 76 medals available in Olympic competition! The dominant countries are China, Indonesia and the Republic of Korea, followed by Great Britain and Denmark.Find more about Badminton: http:www.olympic.orgbadminton

1997 Badminton World Championship Men's Doubles Final Candra WijayaSigit Budiarto [Indonesia] vs Yap Kim HockCheah Soon Kit [Malaysia]
What a come back from the Indonesian while Malaysian only need one more point to reach the title.I will upload the 3rd set soon. Thanks for watching :))
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1996 Uber Cup Final China vs Indonesia, 2nd WS Mia Audina vs Wang Chen. Wang Chen was too nervous to deal with Mia's various supernatural shots and lost tamely. But look at how she moves around the court. Beautiful footwork.